Know Your Skin Before You Begin!

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Do you know what skin type you have? Did you know that you should be using specific Skin Care Products and Beauty Spa Treatments depending on your skin type? You should know your skin before you begin buying products or booking appointments!

To do this, use the Fitzpatrick Skin Scale – a scale developed by T. Fitzpatrick to classify how different skin types react to UV light. We now use the scale to help distinguish what products and treatments are appropriate for your skin type! Find out what your skin type is below and what products and treatments you should or should not be using on your skin!

TYPE I: White, Always Burns, Never Tans.

You tend to have very pale, porcelain or ivory toned skin, like The Help actress, Emma Stone. You always burn in the sun and your skin could have a naturally reddish undertone. Your eyes are most likely blue, gray, or green and you might rock a head of gorgeous blond or red hair.

With Type II skin, you have a fair or cream-colored complexion, often coupled with subtle beige undertones like actress Lucy Liu. Your eye and hair color could fall anywhere along the range of light to dark, and you might have a handful of cute freckles as well. Although you tend to burn in the sun, you are able to tan occasionally.

Like top actress Sandra Bullock, people with Type III skin are often described as having a golden, honey-hued skin tone. Women and men with light olive coloring also fit this skin type. At the beginning of summer you may find that you burn easily, but you can gradually build a sun-kissed glow by the end of the season.

Just like Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto, your skin is a gorgeous caramel tone, and tans quickly without burning. With Type IV skin, you most likely share her dark hair and probably have dark eyes that range from hazel to ebony as well.

If you have Type V skin, your skin tone matches that of award-winning singer songwriter Beyoncé and might range from radiant bronze to a rich brown. Like Beyoncé, both your eyes and hair are dark. You experience sunburns very rarely and generally tan quickly and easily.

Skin Care Don’ts: Beware of certain peels and lasers such as IPL/AFT Photo facials because they have a higher chance of giving your skin hypo/hyper pigmentation

TYPE VI: Black, Almost Never Burns, Fast & Dark Tanning

Like supermodel Naomi Campbell, who has graced 400 magazine covers, your skin tone falls in the range of deep mahogany to espresso. You almost never have sunburns, and tan quickly and deeply during the summer. With Type VI skin, you have both dark hair and dark eyes.